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Seminar Schedule

2021

have a reciprocal responsibility to live your life so that others may stand on your shoulders It’s the quid pro quo

of life We exist temporarily through what we take, but we live forever

through what we give.”

- Vernon Jordan

3:00 PM Launching the Next Generation of Legacy Leaders:

The HBCU Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) at Clark Atlanta University

Session Moderator:

Dr J Fidel Turner, Jr.

Dean, Clark Atlanta University School of Education

3:10 PM Welcome & Introductions

Dr Phyllis Worthy Dawkins,

HBCU ELI Project Director,Former President, Bennett College

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

– James Baldwin

4:00 PM Program Overview

Dr Dawkins, HBCU ELI Project Director, Former President, Bennett College

4:10PM Application Process

Dr Mary A Hooper, Associate

Vice President, CAU Online Learning & Continuing Education, Professor, Educational Leadership

Dr Samuel D Jolley, Jr.,

Former President, Morris Brown College, & Chair, Council of HBCU Past Presidents

Dr Louis Sullivan,

President Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine; Former Secretary of Health & Human Services, & Chair of the HBCU ELI Advisory Board

Dr Johnny Parham,

Retired Executive Director, Thurgood Marshall & HBCU ELI Advisory Board Vice Chair

10:15 AM –

10:30 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dr George T French, Jr., President, Clark Atlanta University

Dr Louis Sullivan, President Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine; Former Secretary of Health

and Human Services, & Chair of the HBCU ELI Advisory Board

Dr Samuel Jolley, Former President, Morris Brown College & Chair, Council of HBCU Past Presidents

Introduction of Fellows

Dr Barbara J Hill

10:00 AM The HBCU Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) at Clark Atlanta University:

Inaugural Community of Fellows Orientation

Session Moderator:

Dr Barbara J Hill,

Associate Dean, Clark Atlanta University School of Education & Chair, Department of Educational Leadership

“Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime.”

– W.E.B Du Bois, 1868-1963, Intellectual and Activist

11:15 AM -

11:40 AM

Introduction to the ELI Learning Framework & Seminar Schedule, June – Dec.

Dr Mary A Hooper, Associate Vice President, Clark Atlanta University Online Learning and

Continuing Education, Professor, Educational Leadership

10:30 AM

-11:15 AM

Introduction to the HBCU ELI Competency Framework

Dr Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, HBCU ELI Project Director, Former President, Bennett College

11:40 AM

12:00 PM

Discussion about the Role of the Legacy Leader Presenters

Dr Cheryl Davenport Dozier,

President Emerita, Savannah State University

Dr Dorothy Cowser Yancy,

Former President,Shaw University &

Johnson C Smith University

Discussion about the Role of the Coaches and Mentor

Dr Phyllis Worthy Dawkins

2:20 PM –

2:40 PM Session Q&A, Reflections and Feedback

Getting Started with the HBCU ELI Competency-Based Resource Library - Asynchronous Activities

Fellows independently complete the Orientation Module in Canvas

• Leading Change Modules

Leading through Crisis and Uncertainty and Educating for Racial and Social Justice

• Diagnostic Self-Assessment

Ratings and Reflective Narrative

• Defining Adaptive Problems of Practice

Fellows identify complex challenges that are fluid and change with circumstances

in the context of their current role and home institutionJune 12 - 14, 2021

9:00 AM General Session: Serving the Mission Panel Presentations and Discussions

Session Moderator: Dr Mary A Hooper, Associate Vice President, Clark Atlanta University Online

Learning & Continuing Education, Professor, Educational Leadership

Leading Finance and Operations Stability

Includes knowledge and skills for ensuring the HBCU maintains survival and sustainability through the flow of finances and operations Leaders who exhibit this competency demonstrate financial acumen understanding how money flows in and out of the institution and how to manage the budget with solid financial processes and controls They also demonstrate understanding and skills for leading HBCU operations and maintaining accreditation requirements

Faculty Facilitators: Dr Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, Former President, Bennett College

Dr Colette Pierce Burnette,

President, Huston-Tilotson University

Mr William Fisher,

Vice Chairman, Rice FInancial Products Company

Dr Elmira Mangum,

CEO of EM Plus 3;

Former President, Florida A&M University, VP Planning and Budget, Cornell University; Sr Associate Provost, UNC - Chapel Hill

11:00 AM –

12:00 PM

Delivering Academic Excellence

The ability to facilitate a learning environment that attracts, retains and graduates prepared students where the focus is consistently on enhancing HBCU value for constituents Leaders who exhibit this competency ensure high quality faculty who are committed to the HBCU mission are recruited, developed and retained They regularly question and measure how effectively the HBCU prepares students for the future in order to fund and implement improvements to expanded programming, faculty quality, instructional innovations and learning experiences

Faculty Facilitator: Dr Sean Warner, Professor, Educational Leadership

Dr Cheryl Davenport Dozier, President Emerita, Savannah State University

Dr Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, Former President, Bennett College and Provost/Vice President for

Academic Affairs at Dillard, Cheyney, Bennettt, & Johnson C Smith Universities

10:00 AM –

11:00 AM

Funding the HBCU Future

The ability to use a collection of skills with an entrepreneurial mindset to raise funds that will sustain the HBCU programming and mission well into the future Leaders who exhibit this competency expand and use their networks to amplify the HBCU brand and needs, implement student recruitment strategies, advocate for government funding, identify new revenue streams, and gain funding support from alumni, foundations, and the business community

Dr Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, Former President, Bennett College

Dr Marybeth Gasman,

Executive Director, Center for Minority Serving Institutions; Samuel DeWill Proctor Endowed Chair in Education; and Distinguished Professor, Rutgers University

Mr Erroll Davis,

Former Chancellor, University System of Georgia

Dr Charlie Nelms,

Former Chancellor, Indiana University East, the University of Michigan-Flint,

& North Carolina Central University

1:00 PM –

2:00 PM

Concurrent Sessions: Social Impact Competencies

Fellows select preferred session to attend in Breakout RoomsFaculty Facilitator: Dr Sheila Gregory, Professor, Higher Education Leadership

Breakout

Room # 2

Communicates for Influence

The ability to generate belief and support from others to achieve the desired HBCU outcomes

It involves learning one’s HBCU constituents and audience with listening and using compelling information to connect and illustrate what’s possible, seeking out opportunities to make a positive difference Leaders who exhibit this competency apply it in a planned and strategic way – never randomly They deliver clear messages to inform and motivate people to believe and want to follow them

Dr Cynthia Warrick,

President, Stillman College

The practice of effectively working with individuals and organizations within and beyond the HBCU

to achieve results and positive impact Leaders who exhibit this competency create strong, authentic connection with others and create increased, mutual benefits and successes through collaboration, sharing ideas, resources and support

Dr Robert M Franklin,

President Emeritus, Morehouse College; Former President, Interdenominational Theological Center; James T & Berta R Laney Professor, Moral Leadership, Emory University

Dr Robert Jennings,

Former President, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania & Alabama A&M University

2:00 PM –

3:00 PM

Building High Performing Teams & Pipeline

The ability and practice of hiring, motivating, and retaining talented faculty and staff teams while building a leadership pipeline for future HBCU success Leaders who exhibit this competency identify people, systems, and culture requirements, strengths and gaps to enable HBCU excellence It involves ensuring the right people are on HBCU staff and faculty teams with resourcing, support, technology capability, accountability, succession planning and development for continuous improvement

Faculty Facilitator: Dr Sean Warner, Professor, Educational Leadership

Dr Dorothy Cowser Yancy, Former President, Shaw University & Johnson C Smith University

Dr Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, Former President, Bennett College; Former Interim Vice President of

Academic Affairs/Dean, Johnson C Smith University & Provost/VPAA at Dillard University, Cheyney University, and Bennett College

2:00 PM General Session: Creating Capacity Competencies

Session Moderator: Dr Mary A Hooper, Clark Atlanta University AVP Online Learning and Continuing

Education, Professor, Educational Leadership

“We cannot have perfection We have few saints But we must have honest men or we die We must have unselfish, far-seeing leadership or we fail.”

– W.E.B Du Bois, 1868-1963, Intellectual and Activist.

3:00 PM –

4:00 PM

Navigating Board Governance

A collection of skills for cultivating positive partnership and alignment with HBCU board members and the chair Leaders who exhibit this competency pay close attention with significant investments to clarifying roles and expectations, building and maintaining effective communication and trust It also involves quickly identifying when issues occur for support, negotiation, remedy and restoration.Faculty Facilitator: Dr Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, Former President, Bennett College; Board Member,

Goddard College

Dr Mary Schmidt Campbell,

President, Spelman College

Mr Monroe “Bud” Moseley,

Partner, Isaacson Miller

Dr Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd,

Former President, Alabama State University

“Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”

– Desmond Tutu, 1931, Anglican Archbishop, Nobel Prize

Winner, Anti-Apartheid and Human Rights Activist.

4:00 PM –

5:00 PM

Concurrent Sessions: Personal Impact Competencies

Fellows select preferred session to attend in Breakout RoomsFaculty Facilitator: Dr Jacquita Henderson, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership

Dr Cheryl Davenport Dozier, President Emerita, Savannah State University

Dr Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd, Former President, Alabama State University

Breakout

Room # 1

Demonstrate Emotional Intelligence

The ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and the ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships effectively These skills involve leading with calm and steadiness across a variety of challenges HBCU leaders face, demonstrating empathy for others, adapting to stay effective and building resilience in self and others through challengeand change

Dr Maria Thompson,

Former President andChief Executive Officer, Coppin State University

5:00 PM –

5:30 PM

General Session: HBCU ELI Coaching and Mentoring

Dr Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, HBCU ELI Project Director, Former President, Bennett College

Faculty Facilitator: Dr Mary A Hooper, Clark Atlanta University Associate Vice President, Online

Learning and Continuing Education; & Professor, Educational Leadership

• Introduction of Coaches/Mentors

• Matching Fellows with Coaches/Mentors

• Day 1 Wrap-Up and Reflections

“We need leaders neither saints nor sparkling television personalities who can situate themselves within a larger historical narrative of this country and our world, who can grasp the complex dynamics of our people-hood and imagine

a future grounded in the best our past, yet who are attuned to the frightening obstacles that now perplex us.”

– Cornel West, 1954- Philosopher & Activist.

10:00 AM General Session: Leading Change Competencies

Session Moderator: Dr Barbara J Hill, Associate Dean, Clark Atlanta University School of Education &

Chair,Department of Educational Leadership

10:00 AM –

11:00 AM

Leading Through Crisis and Uncertainty

Includes responding resourcefully, calmly and constructively to challenges, change and crisis that impact the HBCU institution Leaders who exhibit this competency must navigate ambiguity and often new situations that no leader nor HBCU has yet faced without a ready playbook It involves using data, experts, constituent input and intuition to create a path forward while continuing to learn and make adjustments that will benefit the HBCU institution

Faculty Facilitator: Dr Mary A Hooper, Associate Vice President, CAU Online Learning and

Continuing Education & Professor, Educational Leadership

Dr Cheryl Davenport Dozier, President Emerita, Savannah State University

11:00 AM –

12:00 PM

Educating for Racial and Social Justice

includes a collection of skills and commitment for advancing awareness and understanding of racial and social inequities, the impact of those conditions and a willingness to lead change in service to the HBCU mission Leaders who exhibit this competency intentionally ensure equity across all structures and practices while deliberately making racial and social justice a central part of the institutional culture

Faculty Facilitator: Dr Chika Akua, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership

Dr Johnny Parham, Retired Executive Director, Thurgood Marshall Foundation

Dr Beverly Guy-Sheftall,

Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies; Director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center,Spelman College

Dr Kofi Lomotey,

Former President,Fort Valley State & Southern University

2:00 PM –

3:00 PM

Concurrent Sessions: Institutional Impact Competencies

Fellows select preferred session to attend in Breakout RoomsFaculty Facilitator: Dr Daniel Teodorescu, Professor

Breakout

Room # 1

Makes Sound Decisions

The practice of combining analysis and decisiveness applied to critical, high impact HBCU issues for optimal outcomes Leaders who exhibit this competency see the big picture, seek and grasp the most relevant information to define an issue despite ambiguity They size risks and evaluate options With openness they seek expertise from trusted advisors, involve their stakeholders and use sound data to create timely solutions for constituencies with consideration of decision impact

Dr Makola Abdullah,

President Virginia State University

“Mistakes are a fact of life It is the response to the error that counts.”

– Nikki Giovanni, 1943-, Poet.

Dr Jabari Simama,

Former President

GA Piedmont Technical College

Breakout

Room # 2

Leads Strategic Planning

Includes envisioning the future for the HBCU institution that adds value for constituents and addresses threats and opportunities, creating plans for implementing it and securing resources and support

to ensure its achieved Leaders who demonstrate this competency understand the strengths, gaps and context of their HBCU and their own leadership strengths and gaps to best position the HBCU institution for future success

Dr Ronald A Johnson,

Past President,Clark Atlanta University

3:00 PM –

4:00 PM

General Session: IGNITE New Possibilities for Leadership and Learning

Mary A Hooper, Clark Atlanta University AVP Online Learning and Continuing Education & Professor,

Educational Leadership

Enlisting others in Adaptive Problems of Practice – IGNITE Presentation

• Work Groups by Competency Themes:

– Serving the Mission– Creating Capacity– Leading Change

• Day 2 Wrap-Up and Reflections

10:00 AM –

1:00 PM

Closing Session

Session Moderator: Dr Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, Former President, Bennett College;

HBCU ELI at Clark Atlanta University Program Director

• Fellows Panel Presentations

–IGNITE Presentations and Feedback

• Virtual Residency Wrap-Up and Reflections

–Evaluation Feedback–Next Steps and Engagement Opportunities

Following the Residency Week experience, Fellows will work individually with assigned coaches/ mentors to implement their Adaptive Problem of Practice at their home institutions

Beginning in September, bi-monthly virtual seminars and online micro-credential courses will enable

Fellows to engage in deep learning related to each competency.

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”

– Booker T Washington, 1856 - 1915, Educator